[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery] The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed General Potassic-fluororichterite Information(K,Na)(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 |
Molecular Weight = 834.33 gm |
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Potassium 3.51 % K 4.23 % K2O |
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Sodium 3.44 % Na 4.64 % Na2O |
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Calcium 4.80 % Ca 6.72 % CaO |
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Magnesium 14.57 % Mg 24.15 % MgO |
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Silicon 26.93 % Si 57.61 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 42.19 % O |
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Fluorine 4.55 % F 4.55 % F |
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F -1.92 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
K0.75Na1.25CaMg5(Si8O22)F2 |
Approved IMA 1992 (Dana # Added) |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). |
IMA1986-046 |
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Potassium-fluor-richterite |
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Potassic-fluororichterite Crystallography Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
| Optical Properties of Potassic-fluororichterite |
| Calculated Properties of Potassic-fluororichteriteFermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEPotassic-fluororichterite = 2.38 barns/electron |
U=PEPotassic-fluororichterite x relectron= . barns/cc. |
GRapi = 50.33 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Potassic-fluororichterite | Potassic-fluororichterite Classification66.01.03b.09b (66)Inosilicate Double-Width Unbranched Chains, W=2 |
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(66.01)with P=2 amphibole configuration |
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(66.01.03b)Group 3, the sodic-calcic amphiboles |
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09.DE.20 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.D - Inosilicates* Structural terminology according to Liebau (1985) |
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09.DE -Inosilicates with 2-periodic double chains, Si4O11; amphibole family |
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| Other Potassic-fluororichterite Information Links to other databases for Potassic-fluororichterite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Potassic-fluororichterite using: Visit our Advertisers for Potassic-fluororichterite : B & L Fine MineralsDan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals John Betts Fine Minerals Lapis Mineral Journal Mineral News UV Tools Wrights Rock Shop Translate Potassic-fluororichterite Mineral Data : Ask about Potassic-fluororichterite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Potassic-fluororichterite Specimen Label here :
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